Here We Go Again: Legally Armed Black Woman Shot By Houston Deputies Banging On Her Door
It appears that the failings of the Louisville Metro Police Department have taught other law enforcement agencies absolutely nothing in the wake of Breonna Taylor’s unnecessary shooting death.
28-year-old Eboni Pouncy was sitting on the couch at her friend’s apartment at 2 am on the morning of February 3 when a knock came at the door. According to ABC13, that knock was from two Harris County sheriff’s deputies who were called because a neighbor called to report a break-in. Prior to deputies’ arrival, Pouncy’s unnamed friend had forgotten her keys and the ladies broke a window in order to get inside the apartment.
Body camera footage from the scene shows deputies banging on the door while saying, “Sheriff’s office”. Pouncy heard no such thing.
We got into the house. We were watching TV. There was a knock at the door at that time, and I got up, and I grabbed my gun, and I went to go greet who was ever at the door,” Pouncy told Eyewitness News.
That same body camera footage also shows deputies yelling for Pouncy to drop her firearm then immediately began firing. Five of their rounds struck Pouncy including two to her chest.
When asked why she went to the door carrying a weapon, Pouncy gave a reasonable answer:
“Because the window was broken, and I believed I was taking safety precaution at that time of night, and so I was just trying to do the right thing,” she replied.
Pouncy said that even with five bullet wounds in her, she walked herself downstairs when ordered by the deputies.
Ubiquitous civil rights attorney Ben Crump is representing Pouncy
As a result of her injuries from the shooting, Pouncy has to use a walker to get around which makes taking care of her 1-year-old daughter that much more difficult.
Crump says that he and his colleagues are exploring legal options on Pouncy’s behalf. We will continue to follow this case and provide updates as it progresses. Eb
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